Tour of Austria
The Tour of Austria is a stage cycling race held in Austria. From 1949 to 1995 it was a race for amateur cyclists and became a professional event in 1996. In 2005 and 2006 it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, becoming a 2.HC event in 2007. and then a UCI ProSeries race in 2020. Since 2005 it has usually been held in July. Before that, it was seen as an ideal preparation race for the Tour de France.